Winding machine



July 245, 1928.

Sheets-Sheet Filed April 22, 1927 INVENTOR M A TTORNE July 24, 1928. I 1,678,326

J. A. CAMERON.

WINDING MACHINE Filed April 22, 1927 s Sheets-$heet 2 l6 @r g &. Z O i a E 1i 2 f E E 4' IN VENT OR W A TTORNEY Patented July'24, 1928. UNITED STATES I I 1,678,326 PATENT OFF-ICE.

I Q JAMES a. CAMERON, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 'ro CAMERON MACHINE COMPANY, or" BROOKLYN, NEW YoRK, A CORPORATION oRNnw YORK.

WINDING MACHINE.

Application filed April 22.

equalizing device that controls the .pa-ralle -Y ism of both the winding and the top pressure roll.

In the accompanying drawings the invert tion is disclosed in a concrete and preferred form in which Fig. 1 .is a view. largely diagrammatic, in g side elevation of a winding machine embodying one form of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view substantially on the plane of line 22 of Fig. 1.-

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view, with parts broken away and in section, of some of the parts shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view substantially on the plane of line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

In the type of machine selected for illustration, A indicates the front winding and B the rear winding drum. Web C is led from a suitable source over idlers D and thence up over the front winding drum to winding roll or shaft E mounted in a bearing 10. The machine shown is therefore of the type coinmonly referred to as a surface wind ng machine in that the winding roll or shaft is rotated by frictional engagement in the val ley between the two drums. F is the top pressure or riding roll that rests upon the surface of the wound material. Both the winding roll and the top pressure roll are displaceable with respect to the winding drums by the accumulation of material on the winding roll in a manner well understood.

9 indicates a reciprocatory equalizing device that controls the arallelism of both rolls, which device, in t e present instance, consists of ,two double-faced racks, one at .eaoh end of the rolls, that are slidable in the framework. This equalizing device is connected to one of the rolls, here the winding roll, and as shown in Fig. 3 winding roll bearing 10 is bolted to the racks. The other roll, here the top pressure roll, is provided with rotatable members, such as gears or pinions 20 keyed to the same shaft and located at opposite ends of the rolls, to engage with and maintain the ,al'lelism.

1927. Serial No. 185,731.

one face of the racks. Other rotatable members, such as gears or pmions 8, are mounted independently of the rolls and at opposite ends thereof in line with the racks andengagethe other face of the racks. Gears 8 are keyed to shaft 7. It will now be seen thatas the winding roll rises it carries the racksor equalizing device with it and these racks, by engagement with gears 8, maintam the w nding roll in parallelism; at the same time plmons 20 carried by thetop pressureroll engage the other face of the racks top pressure roll in par- In machines of this character it is necessary or desirable to' lift and lower the wind mg roll at will and also to lift and lower the toppressure roll independently of the winding roll. Any suitable means may be employed for this purpose but preferably such means are constructed as follows: 1 indicates ahandwheel secured to a shaft that is freely rotatable in bushing 2 and which carries at its inner end a pinion 3 that meshes with gear 4. Mounted on the same stud as gear 4 is a sprocket 5 over which passes a. chain that connects with sprocket 6 mounted on shaft 7. Rot-atable members 8 that engage one face of the racks are likewise mounted on shaft 7 so that rotation of handwheel 1 causes rotation of gears 8 and movement of racks 9. Moving with pinion 3 is a ratchet 11 with which is associated a pawl ll whlch acts as a means to prevent backward rotation 'so that the winding roll can be sustained in an elevated position if desired as will be understood. Rotatably mounted on sleeve 2 is another handwheel 12 w1th which are associated ratchet 13 and sprocketl f. A chain passes from sprocket 14.- to a second sprocket 15 and moving with the latter is a pinion 16v that meshes withv a gear 17. This latter gear is provided with a pawl 17 that engages a ratchet '18 mounted to move with sprocket 19. On the other side of the machine there is another sprocket 19 preferably mounted independently of sprocket 19. Flexible connections 21 pass over sprockets '19 and 19 which connect at one end to the bearing of the top pressure roll and at the other end to counter-weights 21 that slide on the framework. Rotationof handwheel 12 therefore will raise or lower the to pressure-roll, but it will be seen that w en the top pressure roll is lifted by g displaceable by accumulation of material 5* thereon,'a top pressure roll displaceable with the winding roll, and reciprocatory racks to control the parallelismtof both rolls.

3. In a winding machine, a winding roll displaceable by accumulation of material thereon, a top pressure roll displaceable with the winding roll, a reciprocatory' equalizing device displaceable with one of said rolls, rotatable members, following the movement of displacement of the other of said rolls and located at opposite ends of said rolls, to engage the device, and rotatable members, mounted independently of the rolls and located at opposite ends of said rolls, to engage the device. J

In a winding machine, a winding roll displaceable by accumulation of material thereon, a top pressure roll displaceable with the winding roll, reciprocatory racks displaceable with. one of said rolls, rotatable members, following the movement of dislacement of the other of said rolls and coated at opposite ends of said rolls, to engage the racks, and rotatable members, mognted independently of the rolls and located at opposite ends of said rolls, to engage the racks.

5. In a winding machine, a winding roll displaceable by accumulation of material thereon, a top pressure roll displaceable with the winding roll, a reci rocatory e ualizing device displaceable'with the win 'n roll, rotatable members displaceable with the top, pressure roll and located at opposite ends of said roll to engage the device, and rotatable members mounted independently 1 of the rolls and located at opposite ends of said rolls to engage the device.

.6. In a winding machine a winding roll displaceable by accumulation of material thereon, a top pressure-roll displaceable with the winding roll, reciprocatory racks displaceable with the winding roll, rotatable members displaceable with the top pressure roll and located at opposite ends of said roll to engage the racks, and rotatable members mounts independently of the rolls and loi cated at opposite ends of said rolls to engage the racks. t v

7. In a winding machine, a winding roll as displaceable by accumulation of material thereon, a to pressure roll displaceable with the win ing roll, and reciprocatory double-faced racks to control the parallelism of both rolls.

8. In a winding machine, a winding roll displaceable by accumulation of material thereon, a top pressure roll displaceable with the winding roll, reciprocatory double-faced racks displaceable with one of said rolls, rotatable members, following the movement of displacement of the otherof said rolls, and located at opposite ends of said rolls, to engage one face of the racks, and rotatable members, mounted independently ofthev rolls and located at opposite ends of the rolls, to engage the other face of the racks.

9, In a winding machine, a winding roll displaceable by accumulation of material thereon, a top pressure roll displaceable with the winding roll, reciprocatory doublefaced racks displaceable with the winding roll, rotatable members displaceable with the top-pressure roll, and located at opposite ends of said roll, .to engage one face of the racks, and rotatable members mounted in dependently of the rolls, and located at opposite ends of said rolls to engagethe other face of the racks.

10.. In a winding machine, a winding roll displaceable by accumulation of materialthereon, a top pressure roll displaceable with the winding roll and independently thereof, a reciprocatory etflualizing device to control the parallelism 0 both rolls, and means to lift the top pressure roll independently of the windingroll. 1

11. In a winding machine, a winding roll displaceable by accumulation of material thereon, a top pressure roll dis laceable with the winding roll and indepen entlyl thereof, reciprocatory racks to control the parallelism of both rolls, and means to lift the top pressure roll independently of the winding roll.

12. In a winding machine, a winding rell displaceable by accumulation of material g thereon, a top pressure roll dis laceable with the winding roll and indepen ently thereof, a reciprocatory equalizin device displaceable with one of said r0 3, rotatable members, following the movement of displacement of the other of said rollsand located at opposite ends of said rolls, to engage the device, rotatable members, mounted independently of the rolls and located at opposite ends of said rolls to engage the device, and means to lift the top pressure roll independently of the windin' roll. a y 13. In a winding in 'ne, a winding roll displaceable by accumulation of material I thereon, a top pressure roll displaceable with 1 the'winding roll and independently thereof, v;

reciprocatory racks displaceable with "one of said rolls, rotatable members, following the movement of displacement of the other of said rolls and-located at opposite ends of 130 said rolls, en age the racks, rotatable members, mounte independently of the rolls and located at opposite ends of said rolls, to

engage the racks, and means to lift the top prelssure roll independently of the Winding rol 14. In a winding machine, a winding roll displaceable by accumulation of material thereon, a top pressure roll. displaceable with the winding roll and independently thereof, a. reciprocatory equalizing device displaceable with the winding roll, rotatable members displaceable with the top pressure roll and located at 0 posite ends of said roll, to engage the d zavice, rotatable members mounted independently of the rolls and located at opposite ends of saidrolls to engage the device, and means to lift the top pressure roll independently of the winding roll.

15. In a winding machine, displaceable by accumulation of material thereon, a. top pressure roll dis laceable with the winding roll and independently thereof, reoi rocatory racks displaceable with the winding roll, rotatable members displaceable with the top pressureroll and located at opposite ends of said roll to engage the racks, rotatable members mounted independently of the rolls and located at opposite ends of said rolls to engage the racks, and means to lift the top pressure roll independently of the windin roll.

16. In a winding mac ine, a winding roll displaceable by accumulation of material thereon, a top pressure roll dis laceable with the winding roll and independ racks, rotatable members,

a winding roll ently thereof,

reciprocatory double-faced racks to control the parallelism of both rolls, and means to lift the top pressure roll independently of the winding roll.

17. In a winding machine, displaceable by accumulation of material thereon, a top pressure roll displaceable with the winding roll and independently thereof, reciprocatory double-faced racks displaceable with one of said rolls, rotatable members, following the movement of displacement of the other of said rolls and located at opposite ends of said rolls, to engage one fare of the mountedindependently of the rolls and located at op osite ends of the rolls, to engage the other ace of the racks, and means to lift the top ressure roll independently of the winding roil.

18. In a winding machine, a winding roll displaceable by accumulation vof material thereon, a top pressure roll dis laceable with the winding roll and independbntly thereof, reciprocatory double-faced racks 'displaceable with the Winding roll, rotatable members displaceable with the top ressure roll and located at opposite ends 0 said roll to engage one face of the racks, rotatable members mounted independently of the rolls and located at opposite ends of said rolls to engage the other face of the racks, and means to lift the top pressure roll-independently of the winding roll.

Signed at the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, city and State of New York, this 15th da ofApril, 1927.

' JA ES A. CAMERON.

a winding roll 

